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Charles B. (Charles Bert) Reed
b. 1866
A Chicago physician with a strong interest in history, he wrote vivid studies of the North American frontier and the people who shaped it. His work blends narrative energy with careful research, especially in stories tied to exploration, trade, and early Canada.
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Obstetrics for Nurses
by Charles B. (Charles Bert) Reed
About the author
Born in 1866, Charles Bert Reed was an American writer and physician based in Chicago. Contemporary records for his books identify him as Charles Bert Reed, M.D., and his historical writing was connected with the Chicago Historical Society and the University of Chicago Press.
He is best known for Masters of the Wilderness (1914), a collection focused on frontier history, the Hudson's Bay Company, and figures such as Henri de Tonti. Other catalog records also link him with works including The First Great Canadian, showing a clear interest in early Canadian and Great Lakes history.
Reed came from a notably literary and cultural family. He was the son of writer and editor Elizabeth Armstrong Reed, and he was married to musician and educator Clare Osborne Reed. Even though biographical details about him are not widely preserved online, the surviving record shows a professional man of medicine who also devoted serious attention to historical research and storytelling.